Right now I think the toughest thing about this card is not immediately committing it to the first test you see. 6 icons (+ icons from whatever other card you will no doubt add to this test to benefit from Wini’s draw) is enough to put you outside most token’s malus range outside any difficulty save expert. Then, since you will be oversucceeding by some amount, you reap the benefits of All In/Nimble/“Watch This”/whatever else.

It’s a stellar card. Learning to save it for when it’s the most effective can make it transcendent

This Card looks to good to be true. Really, this card does it all. It costs just 1 resource, it does not require a skill test, it is good for 2 cllues even? It is in the same class like

• [Intel Report](/card/05111)
• [Scene of the Crime](/card/04103)
• [Drawn to the Flame](/card/01064)
• [Sharp Vision](/card/06204)
• [Read the Signs](/card/06117)

The main difference is the XP required, this one costs 2 while all the others costs 0-1. It is a fair price in my opinion though, when you look at the advantages. All you have to do is getting attacked by a bad guy and usually there are alway some 1 damage monsters around you can use. Intel Report costs a fortune, Scene of the Crime is much more situational in my opinion, Drawn to the Flame grants you an additional encounter card draw while Sharp Vision and Read the Signs both require a test. Well, I am not saying that those cards are bad - in fact they are probably really good but the guardian class has another card now in it's arsenal to autoclue for 2 clues at just 1 penny (and a damage), in my opinion, that is really strong.

How does Tetsuo Mori interact with Tommy Muldoon's ability? Do i get it right that Tetsuo lets you search for an item if he's defeated and Discarding is part of "defeat". Tommy's ability only replaces the discard effect so you can activate both?

Extra shot, less cost. The perfect sidearm. The upgrade has a significantly less characterpool but those who can use it, love it.

• Clue people, flex characters and money-starved combatants like Minh Thi Phan, Agnes Baker, Finn Edwards, Rita Young ETC can use this cheap piece of raw power to land unlikely hits and protect themselves extreemely efficiently. All of a suddent a random 3-fight enemy spawning on your clue-getter is'nt an immediately pressing issue.

• Combatants like Tommy Muldoon, William Yorick, Silas Marsh ETC love thins thing too for being super-cheap compared to getting a whopping 3 shots at +2.

Note that the ammo generation combo with Live and Learn does not gain the inbuilt +1 to hit from the .18 Derringer ability, because the extra +1 to hit triggers the next time the action on .18 Derringer is triggered.

The .18 Derringer is a great little weapon for a character that wants to fight, -Just a bit-. Or for a character that's got something very expensive they want to play and need something to tide them over until the other thing fnds it's way to your hand.

Here are some unique cases for using this weapon:

• A 1 or 2 fight character can resist the little things that may spawn on them, a clue focused Agnes Baker, Minh Thi Phan, Wendy Adams, Finn Edwards and others. Even if you attack foes at just a +1 over the difficulty the .18 Derringer is uniquely reliable because the ammo-rescue mechanic makes risky situations like "IF I hit these bullets, I wont need help." into "WHEN I hit these bullets, I'm out of trouble." The high +2 to hit bonus also means that these characters can guarantee a 2-damage hit on something nasty if needed (via Skills, Cornered, ETC).

• A 3-4 fight character can use the .18 Derringer to tide them over until they get their actual main weapon and in that role, an early sidearm, it's just brilliant. There is a time in every scenario where a fighter character just hasnt played all the cards he need's to have in play to be effective, a time where a single dangerous foe like Yithian Observer or Agent of the King or Fang of Yig ETC could ruin your day, .18 Derringer is the weapon that stands strong without any support and beats all these things with ease.

The only notable point against using this weapon is the low ammo count for the cost, 2 shots might be all you need for the clue getter but a true fighter might still prefer an Enchanted Blade if it's available. Enchanted Blade and .18 Derringer together are a pretty sweet weapon lineup for a flex character.

Combo note: Live and Learn can actually cause .18 Derringer to regenerate ammo!

Note that the upgrade is fantastic.